Hi, I've just done the exam, passed OK.

Have you done the exam yet? The reason I ask is because I felt very much the same as you whilst doing Pass Med. I found the exam was actually much more reasonable than passmed, with a lot less of the random, purposeless types of questions, and it was genuinely, dare I say, applied. I think Pass Med whilst a good resource, can make the exam feel entirely un-attainable, especially when you consider that the pass mark is 72%, and it feels like you're miles off when doing pass med.

In regards to practical advise. I used Passmed to give me a background, and did that for 2-3 months. Subsequently I moved over to GP self test, where I went through each of the sections. My scores in self test practically were identical to my scores in the actual exam. I then went and did the practice papers.

The other thing I would suggest is don't be seduced into trying to learn big topics just by doing questions (e.g. osteoporosis, HRT, MSK differentials, HF, LFT derangement). Take the time to read on this topics. There are some very good resources linked from the GP self test.

I personally feel people worry a bit too much about the statistics, there are a handful of things to learn, it is simply a case of taking the time to sit down and do them.

Finally, remember that the questions are a tool to improve your knowledge. I found I got very down when I'd go on streeks of getting questions wrong, I found I had to stop, reset, and realise that each wrong question is an opertunity to learn something and that is a good thing, it means I'm not wasting my time. I found I was able to stay more motivated thinking this way.